Nevada Enacts , New Laws to Protect , Election Workers.<br />On May 30, Nevada signed into law new legislation that <br />would see anyone who harasses, intimidates or uses force <br />against election workers face up to four years in prison.<br />On May 30, Nevada signed into law new legislation that <br />would see anyone who harasses, intimidates or uses force <br />against election workers face up to four years in prison.<br />NBC reports that the new law is <br />aimed at deterring attacks against <br />state and local election offices. .<br />According to Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, <br />threats and intimidation against election workers <br />across the country have increased significantly.<br />Aguilar attributed the increase to falsehoods and <br />conspiracy theories revolving around former <br />President Donald Trump's 2020 White House bid.<br />NBC reports that similar measures have been put <br />in place to protect election workers in Maine, <br />New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont and Washington.<br />The new Nevada law includes making the <br />dissemination of an election worker's personal <br />information without consent a felony offense. .<br />I want election workers <br />to know that the secretary <br />of state’s office has their back, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that more than half of Nevada's top election officials have stepped down between the 2020 election and the midterms in 2022.<br />Over the same period of time, the state also saw <br />an exodus of staff members and workers in <br />the secretary of state's election department.<br />People are afraid… They are struggling <br />just knowing that something like <br />this can continue to happen. <br />And that is why this law is so needed, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC.<br />People are afraid… They are struggling <br />just knowing that something like <br />this can continue to happen. <br />And that is why this law is so needed, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC
